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A bug saved the company

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379 points ingve | 1 comments | 24 Aug 25 09:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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kristianp ◴[26 Aug 25 05:47 UTC] No.45022718[source]▶
Why do we need a paid app to record audio from the system? Surely it's a small enough job for a small utility/script? This seems very Mac ecosystem to me.
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1. tiltowait ◴[26 Aug 25 06:08 UTC] No.45022842[source]▶
It's very "Mac ecosystem" from multiple directions: a paid-for tool that is often free on other platforms, but also a paid-for tool that provides a very nice UX with easier customizability and features than a "small utility/script".

(I don't use Audio Hijack, nor am I in the market for anything like it. But it's obvious from the product page[1] that it's a nice piece of software. I also know that several podcasters I listen to rave about it.)

That's not to say free options don't exist. BlackHole[2] is FOSS.

[1] https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ [2] https://existential.audio/blackhole/